Leon vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Leon	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1995	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$327	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.1	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$569	$3838
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	81
😀 Quality of life	47	89
🏙️ Population	1.58M	577K

The cost of living in Leon is 58% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6442nd and 1786th ($869 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 117th and 1421st in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Leon compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Leon ranked 49th best city to live in Mexico vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 7043rd and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Milwaukee

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	Leon	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1316	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$24100

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400